Quantum computing could reach desktop status with no cryo-cooling needed
An Australian/German company has a powerful quantum accelerators project in the works. The accelerators are the size of graphics cards, a vastly smaller size than we are used to. They work at room temperature, outperforming the current huge cryo-cooled quantum supercomputers.
The projection is t... Read more
PC sales still booming in EMEA
Even with lockdowns easing and employees steadily heading back to office spaces and leaving their remote stations at home, PC sales show no signs of slowing.
IDC, the market intelligence firm, predicts that shipments of traditional PCs, including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, will reach... Read more
Intel adds 11th-Gen chips to line-up and hints at 12th-Gen Alder Lake
Intel is ready to reunify its desktop and mobile product line as Alder Lake comes to the high-end desktop line and the entire chip stack.
The 11th-Gen Core processors
Intel announced a brand new line of 11th-Gen Core processors for laptops and desktop offerings at this year's virtual CES conf... Read more
Intel announces new generation of 14nm desktop processors
Intel has unveiled its Rocket Lake-S desktop processors. This is the first time since 2015 that Intel has brought a new processor architecture to the desktop. However, the chips are still produced at 14 nanometres.
It is a series of new processors in the i5, i7 and i9 series. As with the previou... Read more
Huawei unveils first desktop PC to be sold outside China
The new PC offers an optional 'smart' keyboard.
Huawei has had its mobile and 5G business hurt by US sanctions. But there is one area of its business that has remained relatively undamaged by the US: its PC division. It's not surprising, then, that the company just introduced its first desktop P... Read more
‘Sales of laptops and desktop on the rise due to corona pandemic’
In 2020 there has been substantial growth in computer sales. This is largely due to the large number of people working from home during the corona pandemic.
After a long decline in popularity, many users appear to be buying new computers this year, according to a report from IDC. The total marke... Read more
Software testing: nobody questions the need, but it’s not done enough
Many companies develop their own software, whether it's a standalone application, an extension to their ERP suite, a mobile app to improve customer experience or something even simpler like the company website. Testing these new applications is done way too little, even though it's vital.
There ... Read more
Lenovo will release 30 ThinkPads and ThinkStations with Ubuntu Linux
Windows remains the top desktop option for most users. However, more popular computer OEMs are making Linux desktops available in a broader way than previous years. Lenovo, which stands out as the top PC vendor in the world right now, is rolling out Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS across 30 Lenovo ThinkPads... Read more
Lenovo announces two ThinkCentre mini-desktops with AMD CPUs
Lenovo announced two new mini-desktops with AMD CPUs. These are the ThinkCentre M75N Nano and the ThinkCentre M75n IoT Nano.
The new ThinkCentre M75n Nano comes with either a Ryzen 3 Pro 3300U or a Ryzen Pro 3500U, both with four cores. In addition, the 3500U also has support for Simultaneous Mu... Read more
Dell comes with zero-footprint desktop OptiPlex 7070 Ultra
Dell tells Techzine about the introduction of an ultra-thin and lightweight zero-footprint desktop, the OptiPlex 7070 Ultra. All technology on this PC is incorporated in the standard display. Hence the 'zero': there is no need for a separate PC cabinet anymore.
The device does not need any hardwa... Read more